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extension cord

extension cord noun: an electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.

extension cord: an electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other...
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Noun

extension cord (plural extension cords)

  1. (US) An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.
    • Atticus did something that interested us: he came into the livingroom carrying a long electrical extension cord. There was a light bulb on the end.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    extension lead, extension, power extender, drop cord, trip cord

extension cord meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

extension cord in Tamil

நீட்சி மின்வடம்

extension cord in Tagalog

an electrical cord
dugtungang-kawad

extension cord in Arabic

an electrical cord
سِلْك تَوْصِيل silk tawṣīl

Synonyms of extension cord

All synonyms of extension cord

Forms of extension cord

pluralextension cords

Questions about extension cord

What does extension cord mean?
Extension cord means an electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.
What is extension cord in Tamil?
Extension cord in Tamil is நீட்சி மின்வடம். See Extension cord meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is extension cord?
Extension cord is a noun.
What is the plural of extension cord?
The plural of extension cord is extension cords.

Words near extension cord in the dictionary

  1. extension
  2. extension block
  3. extension blocks
  4. extension cable
  5. extension cables
  6. extension cord
  7. extension cords
  8. extension field
  9. extension fields
  10. extension lead
  11. extension leads

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